OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is "very worried" by a U.S. proposal that its airlines provide passenger lists for planes flying through American airspacerather than actually landing in the United States, Transport Minister Jean Lapierre said on Wednesday.

Lapierre said the proposal could have "a major effect" on Canadian sovereignty since flights between Canadian cities are often routed over U.S. territory to save fuel.

Of the 160,000 Canadian flights that enter U.S. airspace every year, around 120,000 are traveling domestically

I personally don't see what the problem is. If you are flighting in another country's airspace, I think they have a right to know who are what is flying above their land. It's justified in my eyes, so long as the US reciprocates to all other countries who's airspace they are entering.

I personally don't see what the problem is. If you are flighting in another country's airspace, I think they have a right to know who are what is flying above their land. It's justified in my eyes, so long as the US reciprocates to all other countries who's airspace they are entering.

I personally don't see what the problem is. If you are flighting in another country's airspace, I think they have a right to know who are what is flying above their land. It's justified in my eyes, so long as the US reciprocates to all other countries who's airspace they are entering.

I agree, the US must recieve what they dish out. It's only fair!

Perhaps the Soviets shot down that U-2 'cos they didn't have the passenger list?

A plane which flies through US airspace with a terrorist on board which isnt destined for the US is just as dangerous to the US as a plane with a terrorist on board which was destined for a US city anyway.

Perhaps most countries have more worthwhile things to do than monitor pasenger lists of arriving flights, let alone those merely flying over.

Imagaine, were that not the case, if all US flights were to produce lists for all flights to, and over, EU countries. Of which there are 25.

Now, I am not an expert on flight paths, but consider a flight from NY to, say, Berlin. It will probably overfly Ireland, UK, Holland until it arrives in German airspace. 4 lists. 4 chances of being ordered to "return to base".

just glad that the supporters of that hate monger Jeff Rense aren't in power.

Mmmmmm ... how refreshing. Another novel "ad hominem" attack from an angry Joo

Flame baby flame

Whatever just telling the truth about Jeff Rense.

Anyway Jeff Rense is a fascist bigot, so are those behind the American Free Press, and so are their supporters. The US ought to use the Patriot act against them and keep their supporters out of the US.